Benzinga's Top Upgrades, Downgrades For October 15, 2020

Upgrades

For Replimune Group Inc REPL, HC Wainwright & Co. upgraded the previous rating of Neutral to the current rating Buy. Replimune Group earned $0.44 in the first quarter, compared to $0.30 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 46.3 and a 52-week-low of 8.58. Replimune Group closed at $36.25 at the end of the last trading period.
BMO Capital upgraded the previous rating for Brinker International Inc EAT from Market Perform to Outperform. In the fourth quarter, Brinker International showed an EPS of $0.88, compared to $1.36 from the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Brinker International shows a 52-week-high of 49.61 and a 52-week-low of 7.0. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $46.65.
For Kinder Morgan Inc KMI, Goldman Sachs upgraded the previous rating of Sell to the current rating Neutral. Kinder Morgan earned $0.17 in the second quarter, compared to $0.22 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 22.58 and a 52-week-low of 9.42. At the end of the last trading period, Kinder Morgan closed at $12.97.
Stifel upgraded the previous rating for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc KNX from Hold to Buy. Knight-Swift earned $0.57 in the second quarter, compared to $0.58 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Knight-Swift shows a 52-week-high of 47.44 and a 52-week-low of 27.54. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $41.44.
Baird upgraded the previous rating for Simpson Manufacturing Co Inc SSD from Neutral to Outperform. For the second quarter, Simpson Manufacturing Co had an EPS of $1.22, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.88. The current stock performance of Simpson Manufacturing Co shows a 52-week-high of 104.335 and a 52-week-low of 47.02. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $93.17.
According to Stifel, the prior rating for U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc USX was changed from Hold to Buy. U.S. Xpress Enterprises earned $0.18 in the second quarter, compared to $0.06 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of U.S. Xpress Enterprises shows a 52-week-high of 11.34 and a 52-week-low of 2.65. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $9.99.
For Werner Enterprises Inc WERN, Stifel upgraded the previous rating of Hold to the current rating Buy. Werner Enterprises earned $0.62 in the second quarter, compared to $0.63 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 47.43 and a 52-week-low of 28.99. Werner Enterprises closed at $43.19 at the end of the last trading period.

Downgrades

DZ Bank downgraded the previous rating for Citigroup Inc C from Buy to Hold. Citigroup earned $1.40 in the third quarter, compared to $1.97 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 83.11 and a 52-week-low of 32.0. At the end of the last trading period, Citigroup closed at $43.05.
For Nucor Corp NUE, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded the previous rating of Outperform to the current rating Neutral. In the second quarter, Nucor showed an EPS of $0.36, compared to $1.31 from the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 58.7 and a 52-week-low of 27.525. At the end of the last trading period, Nucor closed at $49.36.
Goldman Sachs downgraded the previous rating for ONEOK Inc OKE from Neutral to Sell. For the second quarter, ONEOK had an EPS of $0.32, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.75. The stock has a 52-week-high of 78.48 and a 52-week-low of 12.16. At the end of the last trading period, ONEOK closed at $29.95.
For Progressive Corp PGR, Morgan Stanley downgraded the previous rating of Overweight to the current rating Equal-Weight. Progressive earned $1.88 in the third quarter, compared to $1.42 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Progressive shows a 52-week-high of 102.05 and a 52-week-low of 62.18. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $99.61.
KeyBanc downgraded the previous rating for Roku Inc ROKU from Overweight to Sector Weight. Roku earned $0.35 in the second quarter, compared to $0.08 in the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 239.1399 and a 52-week-low of 58.22. Roku closed at $233.05 at the end of the last trading period.
KeyBanc downgraded the previous rating for The Trade Desk Inc TTD from Overweight to Sector Weight. Trade Desk earned $0.92 in the second quarter, compared to $0.95 in the year-ago quarter. The current stock performance of Trade Desk shows a 52-week-high of 675.0 and a 52-week-low of 136.0. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $653.96.
Goldman Sachs downgraded the previous rating for Williams Companies Inc WMB from Buy to Neutral. Williams Companies earned $0.25 in the second quarter, compared to $0.26 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 24.17 and a 52-week-low of 8.41. At the end of the last trading period, Williams Companies closed at $19.67.
According to Credit Suisse, the prior rating for Duke Energy Corp DUK was changed from Outperform to Neutral. Duke Energy earned $1.08 in the second quarter, compared to $1.12 in the year-ago quarter. The stock has a 52-week-high of 103.79 and a 52-week-low of 62.13. At the end of the last trading period, Duke Energy closed at $92.61.

Initiations

With a current rating of Buy, Loop Capital initiated coverage on Gray Television Inc GTN. The price target seems to have been set at $21.00 for Gray Television. In the second quarter, Gray Television showed an EPS of $0.02, compared to $0.34 from the year-ago quarter. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 23.07 and a 52-week-low of 8.53. Gray Television closed at $13.08 at the end of the last trading period.
With a current rating of Neutral, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Hyliion Holdings Corp HYLN. The price target seems to have been set at $22.00 for Hyliion Holdings. The stock has a 52-week-high of 44.9 and a 52-week-low of 26.26. At the end of the last trading period, Hyliion Holdings closed at $29.22.
B. Riley FBR initiated coverage on Intrusion Inc INTZ with a Buy rating. The price target for Intrusion is set to $15.00. The current stock performance of Intrusion shows a 52-week-high of 18.54 and a 52-week-low of 2.26. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $11.20.
With a current rating of Equal-Weight, Stephens & Co. initiated coverage on Northwest Bancshares Inc NWBI. The price target seems to have been set at $11.00 for Northwest Bancshares. For the second quarter, Northwest Bancshares had an EPS of $0.25, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $0.25. The current stock performance of Northwest Bancshares shows a 52-week-high of 17.74 and a 52-week-low of 8.52. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $9.98.
With a current rating of Buy, Loop Capital initiated coverage on Nexstar Media Group Inc NXST. The price target seems to have been set at $130.00 for Nexstar Media Group. For the second quarter, Nexstar Media Group had an EPS of $2.02, compared to year-ago quarter EPS of $1.42. At the moment, the stock has a 52-week-high of 133.25 and a 52-week-low of 43.37. Nexstar Media Group closed at $87.95 at the end of the last trading period.